Intimate hygiene in the summer

Do you agree that at every season – the rules of hygiene? If in the winter prevention of colds and viruses, then in the summer our main care becomes the main care – to protect itself from bacteria, in the warm and damp environment they feel very freely. In intimate hygiene in the summer too, new, governed. Recognize some of them.

There is impressive statistics: 75% of women faced a vaginal infection at least once in life, and 45% tested it twice and more. It is about a vaginita, a tservitsita, infections of urinary tract. These "sores" visit some of us quite often.

If you are inclined to vaginal infections, then, probably, noticed that risks increase in summertime when temperature and sweating increases.

To protect itself from troubles, in warm weather it is necessary to follow a number of special rules. They are not difficult, but is more effective.

Summer rule No. 1. You do not wear very close clothes.
The fitting things great look in the summer, but be better limited to skinna top. Choose shorts and trousers so that they adjoined to a body, but did not draw a figure. Irritation of skin from friction of clothes and linen – the ideal environment for growth of bacteria.


Summer rule No. 2. You do not sit long.
Even at hard work it is necessary to walk, rise, move from time to time. It and advantage for health, and good prevention of vaginal infections. When air does not arrive to area of genitals, the humidity increases that is nutrient medium for development of vaginal infections.

Summer rule No. 3. Limit syringing.
Good news. The vagina of the woman has ability to self-clean. And syringing can break natural balance rn, the vagina irritates and actually washes away useful bacteria. For clarification of genitalia use the products developed for intimate hygiene, they, as a rule, softer and balanced on rn. Use these means only externally, at reception of bathtubs or a shower.

Summer rule No. 4. Limit use of sanitary pads.
Try to refuse sanitary pads, or change them much more more often than usually. But for a hot flying weather tampons and menstrual bowls are considered as ideal option. It is better not to use also ezhednevka if you have no opportunity to change them each 2 hours.

Choosing tampons and laying, make a choice for flavourless means. Any fragrances – additional provocation for irritations and, therefore, growth of bacteria. The flavored gels and sprays for intimate hygiene also involve danger as contain the chemicals breaking natural balance of "good" bacteria.


Summer rule No. 5. Refuse synthetics.
Cotton – excellent and, perhaps, the only safe choice for those who are inclined to vaginal infections. This material – only, really "breathing", that is not accumulating moisture, and well ventilated. Shorts from synthetics and even from silk and sateen, on the contrary, keep moisture, provoking growth of a fungus and reproduction of harmful bacteria that, finally, leads to unpleasant infections.

Too it is undesirable to wear synthetic leggings and body stockings. At least, these things have to have a gusset from cotton.


Summer rule No. 6. The rule "24" at an epilation.
No matter, what type of removal of hair in the intimate sphere you choose – wax, shaving or an epilator – wait 24 hours before going to the pool or to bathe in sea water. The angry skin negatively reacts to the chlorinated and salty water that can come to the end with infection of skin pores and development of a vaginal infection.

Summer rule No. 7. Change clothes in dry.
This rule for the beach. You do not walk in a wet bathing suit and change clothes in dry as soon as it is possible. The damp environment – the ideal environment for growth of a fungal infection.

Summer rule No. 8. You keep under control sugar level in blood.
Diabetics know that their disease is connected with any infections, including, with vaginal. But when you manage to control sugar level in blood – you reduce risk of vaginal infections.

Summer rule No. 9. Reduce consumption of dairy drinks, sweets and beer.
There is a research which confirms that consumption of dairy drinks increases risk of developing of repeated fungal vaginal infections. About sweet and beer there are no such scientific data, but some women say that vaginal infections at them developed when they "leaned" on sweet and also drank beer.

Health to you and good mood!